Bombardier faces 220% tariff from the USA
The US Department of Commerce has ruled that Bombardier has received unfair subsidies from the UK and Irish governments, helping it win a major order made last year from US airline Delta.
UK exporters are set for a sugar rush
Micro/macro - the great debate - fantastic microeconomic opportunities to look at why the removal of a sugar quota is likely to reduce prices and increase economic welfare - with a welfare loss...
UK interest rate rise a sign of economic healing
This is an important interview with Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's Chief Economist.
UK exports and imports in six charts
Thanks to the BBC, who have used data from the ONS, HMRC and the Food and Drink Federation to produce six charts summarising the UK's imports and exports. They analyse the figures behind the fact...
CMA wants reform of price comparison sites
An interesting microeconomic story with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlighting the need to use more than one price comparison website when shopping around for deals.
Electric vehicle and the future for oil prices
With China and India announcing that they are phasing out cars that use fossil fuels, what impact might this have on global demand for and the price of oil.
Why study Economic History?
Anton Howes introduces us to his new course at KCL and, in doing so, provides a lovely justification for all economics undergraduates to study some economic history as part of a broader curriculum....
Krugman & Lagarde on Trade and Protectionism
Here is a scattering of memorable quotes on trade and protectionism from Paul Krugman - and Christine Lagarde interviewed at a World Trade Organisation panel event.
A Crisis in Learning - The 2018 World Development Report
The 2018 edition of the World Development Report is packed full of economic analysis, data and policy content. It is a great resource for teachers.
Office Hours: Game Theory
A lovely Office Hours explanation of game theory courtesy of the excellent Marginal Revolution University. It's an elegant example of a Nash equilibrium.
Africa's Great Green Wall
The latest African project to tackle desertification is an unusual one: a Great Green Wall, of trees. It is 15 km wide, spans 11 countries and should, in theory, reverse some of the effects of...
Europe's most expensive cigarettes
Which European country has the highest retail prices for cigarettes?
BoE makes fresh warning on risks from consumer debt
The latest Financial Stability report from the Bank of England warns that banks are at risk from the ever-increasing levels of (mainly unsecured) consumer debt.
51st thing that made the modern economy
There is much debate about which invention ought to become the 51st entry to accompany Tim Harford's new book! Economists at Deloitte have produced their selection and it is a terrific read...
Key Facts of UK Business Geography
Here is a major new analysis from the LSE on the changing geography of industry in the UK. It identifies a small number of high productivity hubs - Britain needs more to sustain improved...
Economics News Quiz - 22 September 2017
Here's this week's Economic news quiz. Good luck!
Financial crisis 2008 - what happened to Northern Rock?
I would like to share an excellent edition of the Radio 4 programme, The Reunion, which is available on iPlayer. It is a 45-minute discussion between some of the key characters involved in the...
Uberisation - what are the consequences?
TfL's decision on Friday that they would not renew Uber's licence to operate in London was a shock, although there has been a build-up of objections to Uber from a range of stakeholders.
The Credit Ratings agencies. Who are they and should we really care?
Financial markets are incredibly complicated. Although its one of the later topics studied on the A level specification, it`s well worth familiarising yourself with any specialist terminology as...
Yellen signals an end to quantitative easing
The end of QE in the USA is just around the corner. It appears that the Federal Reserve is going to taper its stimulus programme and run down the stock of bonds it bought as part of its QE...